County of GP No. 1 News Archive

Children were invited to come down to the South Peace Centennial Museum on Oct. 25 to trick and treat through the historic village. Guests came in their finest Halloween garb, and could also climb aboard a tractor-drawn wagon for a hayride through the museum grounds.

Lindsay Janes has been exploring the Peace Country’s unsolved mysteries and crimes past in her podcast Disturbing the Peace.  Since launching in January, the Grande Prairie local has made 19 episodes (22 if you include specials) and has captured the attention of about 10,000 listeners.  “I always wanted to be in the creative space, but […]

Grande Prairie Museum’s Heritage Village was transformed into an area of frights and scares this month. The Heritage Village Folktales Tours returned for its fifth year on the weekend of Oct. 18, which had readers and actors performing local scary stories. “The stories are pretty scary,” said Bethe Goldie, Generations Readers Theatre co-ordinator.  Misha Albert […]

Some fear it. Some love it. Some simply don’t believe it. Whatever your stance may be, the Ouija board has been a staple of Halloween get-togethers, seances, and ghost stories of all kinds since the 19th century. For years, people have sought the Ouija’s wisdom to speak to the spirits of the dead, to prognosticate […]

Wembley Coun. Anna Underwood received recognition for her dedication to the community with an Award of Excellence from Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) Sept. 24.  “I was very surprised, but I was also honoured,” Underwood said. “To be recognized for anything you do is a wonderful honour,” she said. “I’m really proud that someone from a little […]

The annual Ghost Walk took place at the McNaught Homestead on Oct. 19, 25 and 26. Guests young and old could brave the trails and see all manner of ghoulish sights along the path before returning to the homestead and warming up with a cup of hot chocolate around the bonfire.

The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum (PJCDM) will receive $250,000 to support the future display of the museum's most significant find.  The funds will come from Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), a federal government department meant to support business, innovation and community economic development in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Paleontologists from the museum recently unearthed […]

Sorrentino’s Compassion House has provided a space in Edmonton for women receiving cancer treatments away from home, including a Teepee Creek local currently.  County of Grande Prairie council will discuss granting $20,000 to the Compassion House Foundation annually for the next five years (2025-2029) at its upcoming budget deliberations in December.  “Sorrentino’s Compassion House is […]

Nearly 70 attendees made their way to the second annual Oskayak Youth Summit at the Pomeroy Hotel and Conference Centre Oct. 18-19. Hosted by the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre (GPFC), the summit was open to indigenous adults aged 18 to 30. “The energy was powerful and empowering,” said GPFC communications co-ordinator Sheila Moerkoert. “It was […]

On Aug. 7, hundreds of tonnes of metal and nearly a century of history was lowered into place alongside the NAR Railway Station in Sexsmith. Three cars now stand on display on a section of rail, the culmination of years of hard work and determination for the Sexsmith & District Museum Society. Since 2020, the […]